On Love and Death and Belonging by Daphne Wright is a story told in vignettes and revolving around three characters, Fiona, Brice, and Adelina. Brice, diagnosed with ALS, grapples with daily struggles, including a weakening body and emotional turmoil. Fiona, a medical professional, reflects on...

Patty Friedmann's One Knife, One Fork, One Spoon is the story of a woman's troubled family life and the mistakes she makes along the way. Renna Newman's humdrum life with her husband, Richard, a lawyer, and their four children hit a snag when, one day,...

Lucille Skelton brings us a suspenseful romance in Open Secrets. Verna North has decided to return to her home on the island of Grand Pinnacle. Her brother is getting married and has asked her to help with the planning. She hasn’t really been back in...

Only Oona by Tamatha Cain begins in 1927, when playwright Eugene O'Neill's family experiences newfound affluence due to his success, while young Oona O'Neill adapts to her parents' volatile moods, arguments, and eventual divorce. Oona prioritizes reading over formal education and bonds with friends Carol,...

Occupational Hazard by Alex S. Avitabile is the story of a lawyer named Al Forte who gets fired for all the right reasons, for standing up for fairness in the workplace. His boss, Gordon Gilbert, who is a control freak with too much influence and...

Debbie Schrack brings us an amazing story of hope and courage in Over the Fence. At the age of six, Eve was abducted from in front of her house by a man known as "Papa." That was eleven years ago. She is now seventeen and...

Set in 1867 in Bantry Bay, Ireland, Out of Ireland by Marian O'Shea Wernicke follows sixteen-year-old Eileen O'Donovan, who, due to her family's financial hardships after her father's passing, is reluctantly married to a 40-year-old widower named John Sullivan. The prospect of an arranged marriage...

In the historical fiction novel O'Toole by Florence D'Angelo, set in mid-1800s Manhattan, Finnegan O'Toole, a former pickpocket of the Dead Rabbits gang, becomes a longshoreman at his father's urging. His life takes a new direction as he befriends fellow dockworkers, Sean and Johanna. During...

Ordinary Soil by Alex Woodard is a multi-layered narrative in which characters Jake, Jessica, Mark, and Adam grapple with personal struggles, family dynamics, and a shared past. Jake, an opioid addict, is haunted by his past suicide attempt and health issues, while Jessica contends with...

Ahmed Kazim from the president's office and his goons had brutalized her family and pillaged their home with impunity in the name of acting in the interest of the people. Worse, her husband, Dara, and his brothers have been detained on trumped-up charges. Will Silloo...